Lu Ming avoided people, went out the back door, and sneaked towards the abandoned yard.

However, not far away in the yard he saw several women gathered there whispering to each other, and from time to time they looked towards the abandoned house.

Lu Ming's heart skipped a beat.

In the past, there were almost no people here. If people nearby wanted to meet and talk, they would not turn to this small alley at the back. They would go to the wider alley in the front, where their door was.

Why are they gathered here now?

The more Lu Ming thought about it, the more he felt something was wrong. He couldn't help but move closer and asked, "Old sisters-in-law, what are you talking about here?"

The women all turned around and looked at him.

"Don't you know? There's a thief in our area!" A woman said quickly and neatly.

"What's coming? A thief?!" Lu Ming's voice rose.

No way? Is that what he thought?

"Yes! Thieves are coming! And they are famous thieves! There is a group of them. Some people saw them early in the morning. They carried away several boxes of things! There was also a banging noise in this area in the middle of the night!"

"Yes, yes, my husband said that he heard some noise when he got up last night, but he didn't dare to come out to see what was going on. When he heard that there was a group of thieves coming today, he immediately thought of it!"

"We are just curious. There are no rich people here. The house is run-down. It has been uninhabited for more than ten years. What did that famous group of thieves come here to steal?"

"I don't know. You can't steal the old firewood inside, right?"

"Those firewoods are probably all brittle. Can they still be used to make a fire?"

"Is there some treasure inside?"

The women's thoughts spread out at once.

But Lu Ming's mind suddenly buzzed and went blank.

Who else could be rich here? He is the rich man!

There are treasures in there that he has hidden for many years!

Could it be that Cui Liyue's old acquaintance came looking for her? No, that was impossible. She had clearly said that after she ran away, no one knew her whereabouts.

He didn't find out that she had contacted anyone back then, so no one knew that she had so many things on hand.

If you don't know, how come you found it?

Thieves, which group of famous thieves are they?

Lu Ming's mind went blank, he was completely dazed, and his lips lost their color.

"Hey, sir, who are you? What's wrong with you?"

The women looked at him like this and were puzzled.

"What did they move away?" Lu Ming suddenly grabbed the arm of one of the women, his expression a little distorted.

"Oh my gosh! Why are you taking advantage of me?" The woman was frightened by him and immediately shook off his arm.

"Is this the Mr. Lu in the back?" said another woman.

"What Lord Lu and Lord He! Look at his face, it's so pale, is he going to faint?"

"Let's go quickly, before we get into trouble!"

The women were just very gossipy and curious, but they didn't have the courage. Otherwise, they wouldn't just gather here to talk, but wouldn't dare to go into the abandoned house to find out what was going on.

"Let's go!"

They were afraid that something might happen to Lu Ming, so they ran away quickly.

Lu Ming was thrown away by the woman and lost his balance, falling to the ground.

The pain in his coccyx woke him up.

He quickly got up and stumbled towards the back door of the abandoned house. Seeing that the lock was still hanging on the door, he felt relieved.

The lock is still there, it's okay, it's okay, maybe someone saw it wrong, and the theft was not from here, maybe the thieves were stealing from someone else's house.

This abandoned house was dark and smelled of dust. It was obvious that no one lived there. How could someone have sneaked in here?

Lu Ming opened the lock with trembling hands and quickly pushed the door open.

This backyard doesn't look like many people have been here before.

He calmed down a little and patted his chest.

It's okay. Don't be scared by those old women.

He quickly pushed the door of the utility room, but the cabinets inside remained unchanged.

"I was really scared by them. There is a secret room here. How could an ordinary thief find it?" Lu Ming calmed down completely.

He let out a long sigh, and some color returned to his face.

The things are still there.

He still had a box of silver and several shops, so what was there to be afraid of? No one knew that he, a minor official, was actually a hidden rich man.

He also had a box of rare treasures. In the past, he had randomly picked a rare treasure from that box and asked Zhaoyun to give it to the Second Prince, which made the Second Prince look at Zhaoyun differently for so many years.

He still has so much left!

"If I pick one to give to Prince Dai or Marquis Runan, they will probably look at An Rong differently, right? With their support, An Rong's future will be much easier."

Lu Ming talked to himself, and quickly shook his head to reject the idea.

"No, those things need to be given to more suitable people. Prime Minister Shen is almost right. Only if they can be given to him, they will be considered valuable."

Lu's heart was moved. If Prime Minister Shen's daughter could marry An Rong...

If Lu Anrong had Prime Minister Shen as his father-in-law, wouldn't it be a step to success?

Then we need to take out something precious enough, inside that box...

Lu Ming's heartbeat quickened as he thought about it. I heard that Shen Xiangjun's heart was tied to Prince Jin, but now Prince Jin already had Lu Zhaoling, so Shen Xiangjun should look for another target, right?

We can plan this matter carefully and discuss it with An Rong when we get back. An Rong is smart and maybe he has a solution.

The most important thing now is to get some silver.

Lu Ming went to open the cabinet.

The cabinet moved away, revealing the secret room door.

He went in with his head down, full of ambition.

"what!!!"

Lu Ming looked at the empty room and suddenly roared. A stream of blood rushed to his head. His eyes went black and he fainted on the ground with a thud.

And Lu Zhaoling saw what was in the three boxes.

A box of silver, which had been shredded into pieces. There was also a small wooden box inside, which, when opened, was filled with golden beans, glittering in color.

The second box contained a stack of rare books, several paintings and calligraphy by famous artists, and a stack of land deeds and shop deeds.

The third box blinded her eyes, it was full of rare treasures!

There were fiery red corals that looked like deer antlers, translucent green jadeite statues of the God of Longevity, extremely white and smooth Guanyin statues, and some that she couldn't even recognize.

However, it looks extremely expensive.

"Lu Ming is definitely going to bleed profusely." Lu Zhaoling touched his chin and laughed.

As a result, when she returned to the Lu family, she heard that Lu Ming was missing.

The Lu family is looking for someone.

Lu Zhaoling called Qingyin over and whispered something to her.

Qingyin took the order and left.

Soon, she came back and quietly told Lu Zhaoling, "Miss, Master Lu fainted in that secret room."

"Puch."

Lu Zhaoling laughed out loud. Sir Lu, this is really a big shock.

"Then leave him alone and let him sleep there for one night."

"Yes."

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